Once a toothpaste factory faced a packaging problem. Many empty boxes were shipped without the tubes inside. Therefore, the company hired a consultancy firm to solve the issue.
After spending a lot of time and money, the problem was solved. A high-tech precision scale was installed at the end of the production line. The scale would trigger a bell(..)

A young boy was learning to fly a kite. A parrot got entangled in the unsteady string of the kite and fell to the ground. The boy watched in distress as the injured bird lay an egg before taking her last breath. Heartbroken, he made a little nest on the branch of a tree and nurtured the egg. The egg hatched and out emerged the most beautiful bird he had(..)

Two camels (a mother and a baby) were lazing around, when suddenly the baby camel said: “Mother, mother, can I ask you a question? The mother camel replied, “Sure! Why son, is something bothering you?”
Baby: “Why do camels have humps?”
Mother: “Well son, we are desert animals, we need the humps to store water, and we are known to survive(..)

Back in 1940s, there was a black pianist who played at a club in Southern California. He was an amazing pianist, and many regulars frequented the club just to hear him play. One day, a drunken patron put up a strange request “Sing for me.” The pianist was reluctant—the only time he had sung in public was during his choir days at his father’s(..)

A heart surgeon took his car to his local garage for a regular service, and ends up striking a conversation with a very skilled but grumpy mechanic.
"So tell me," says the mechanic, "I've been wondering about what we both do for a living, and how much more you get paid than me...”
"Yes?" says the surgeon.
"Well look at this," says the mechanic,(..)

A hunter in Alaska sighted a majestic mountain lion. Since the wild cat was dangerously close, he fired quickly and aimlessly. He missed. The lion leaped towards the hunter. Fortunately, the lion hopped too high and skipped over the hunter.
The relieved hunter returned to the camp and was concerned about his poor aim. So the next morning he went behind(..)

In 1850 it took the average piece of mail five weeks to travel from Missouri to California. This was frustrating, since in 1848 somebody had discovered gold in the California hills and the wild rush was on. America was moving west and needed a much more efficient, streamlined way to communicate with its West Coast. The Pony Express was the answer. Four(..)

Once there was a group of men—a young, hot-blooded guy and a bunch of old folks. Their job was to chop down trees in the jungle. The young chap was very hard working. He always continued to work through his break time and often complained that the older folk were wasting time, taking breaks throughout the day to drink and chat. As time went by, this(..)

A young and rather boastful champion challenged a Zen master who was renowned for his skill as an archer. The young man demonstrated remarkable technical proficiency when he hit a distant bull’s eye on his first try, and then split that arrow with his second shot. “There,” he said to the old man, “see if you can match that!”
Undisturbed, the(..)

Entrepreneur vs. Professional
What is the secret of ‘professional’ success? Is there a universal trick? Global business journals are flooded with myriad case papers involving who-is-who that ever made it big. The secrets seem to be as abundant as the stars in the cosmos —a few of my(..)

Once there was an illiterate man who was good at only one thing—that is, he enthusiastically made the best hot dogs in town and sold lots of them. His sales went up so he ordered more meat, got a bigger stove and put up an advertising hoarding. As his business was growing, the son, who had recently graduated from college, joined his father. Then something(..)

Here is a page from the dairy of two guys who shared the same last name—Mr. Percentile. One of them was very intelligent; his name was Mr. Ninety Percentile. The second was just an ordinary man; his name was Mr. Ten Percentile. Now, Ninety wanted to make some quick bucks and lured Ten into a bet. The bet proposition was that each of them would ask(..)